Description changes for Panamax and Capesize dry bulk symbols

The following dry bulk symbols have had their descriptions updated to reflect the cargo size changes.

From: MDC SYMBOL DESCRIPTION CRY CIVAC00 DBF Coal Hampton Roads Virginia USEC-Qingdao N China 160kt $/Mt Capesize CRY CIGAT00 DBF Thermal Coal Gladstone NE Australia-Iskenderun Turkey 70kt $/mt Panamax CRY CIGRN00 DBF Thermal Coal Gladstone NE Australia-Rotterdam Netherlands 70kt $/mt Panamax CRY CINRN00 DBF Thermal Coal Newcastle SE Australia-Rotterdam Netherlands 70kt $/mt Panamax CRY CISAK00 DBF Thermal Coal Richards Bay S Africa-Krishnapatnam EC India 60 kt $/Mt Panamax CRY CIIEI00 DBF Thermal Coal S Kalimantan Indo-Krishnapatnam EC India 60 kt $/Mt Panamax MRY CDRBK00 DBF Met Coal Roberts Bank W Canada-Kashima Japan 70kt $/mt Panamax MRY CDCAC00 DBF Metallurgical Coal Vancouver WC Canada-Qingdao N China 70kt $/Mt Panamax MRY IOFAC00 IODEX Fgt Aus/Cape $/WMt MRY IOFSA00 IODEX Fgt S Africa $/WMt MRY CDBFA00 Met Coal Dry Bulk Freight East Australia-China $/MT

To: MDC Symbol Description CRY CIVAC00 DBF Coal Hampton Roads Virginia USEC-Qingdao N China 140kt $/Mt Capesize CRY CIGAT00 DBF Thermal Coal Gladstone NE Australia-Iskenderun Turkey 75kt $/mt Panamax CRY CIGRN00 DBF Thermal Coal Gladstone NE Australia-Rotterdam Netherlands 75kt $/mt Panamax CRY CINRN00 DBF Thermal Coal Newcastle SE Australia-Rotterdam Netherlands 75kt $/mt Panamax CRY CISAK00 DBF Thermal Coal Richards Bay S Africa-Krishnapatnam EC India 75 kt $/Mt Panamax CRY CIIEI00 DBF Thermal Coal S Kalimantan Indo-Krishnapatnam EC India 75 kt $/Mt Panamax MRY CDRBK00 DBF Met Coal Roberts Bank W Canada-Kashima Japan 75kt $/mt Panamax MRY CDCAC00 DBF Metallurgical Coal Vancouver WC Canada-Qingdao N China 75kt $/Mt Panamax MRY IOFAC00 IODEX Fgt Aus/Cape 170 kt $/WMt MRY IOFSA00 IODEX Fgt S Africa 170 kt $/WMt MRY CDBFA00 Met Coal Dry Bulk Freight East Australia-China 75kt $/MT

If you have any comments or questions about this announcement, please contact Platts Client Services or email support@platts.com.